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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-02-17
A SOciabIe.

A SOciable.
The North church sOciable Friday
evening was quite out of the usual
course. The young people of the
Christian endeavor society gave a free
supper from six to eight-and a very
good one it was-and at eight the au-
dience met in the chapel and listened
to an excellent lecture from Mr.. Lam
son on James Russell Lowell. Before
the literary treat, Miss Helen Brooks
sung a song and E. 0. Finel and son
Nelson gave flute Duet with piano
accompaniment by Miss Marion Lam
son. During the lecture Mr.. Dakin
read some of Mr.. Lowel's humorous
poems. Taken all together the enter
tainment was much enjoyed by large
audience.
st. Johnsbury's Financial Standing.
Town Treasurer, E. D. Blodgett's
accounts show the following standing
of the towns finances
RECEIPTS.
Balance on tax bill 1885, sI0O6s.l4
Tax bill 1885, 25,5673
| Highway tax bill 1886, 1,52l.l7
| From sales of liquor by town agent, 1861. A;
Sundries 7,7lS74
Total receipts, s46, $50. 9:
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid for per cent. town bonds redeemed 81 1000
For Al per cent funded debt due Jan. 1, 5000. 0t
| Interest on funded debt, IL months, $3.50. OF
School district distribution of school fund ,409 9;
| Ia churches distribution of church fund, 1874!
Sundry town orders, ETC., ii 293 Il
Receipt for tax bills in collectors hands, 12 $50. Il
| Cash on hand, 58l 81
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-02-17
WEST CONCORD.
Musical Convention

AS advertised, the Second Annual
Musical convention was held in this
place last week under the direction of
Prof. James Whitney. There was a
fine chorus of about eighty members
present, containing talent of much abil-
ity from this and other towns, which
Prof. Whitney utilized with his usual
mastery skill. Miss Lena Brigham of
this place presided at the piano with
great satisfaction to all, both as an ac-
cOmpanist and sOlOist. Mr.. Winslow
of Lyndonville rendered valuable as
sistance with his cornet.
The anthems given were truly in
spring and impressive with Miss Whit
ney's clear soulful voice as sOloist. A
few fine songs were rendered by diff
ferent members of the chorus, in a
pleasing and artistic manner.
Mr.. Vance of East Concord gave
some particularly nice selections on
the violin, assisted by Mrs. Vance at
the piano. His rendering of the
"MOcking Bird" and his various imi-
tatOns, required but little aid of the
imagination to impress one of the pres
ence of our feathery songsters even in
the midst of a Northern Vermont snow
storm. The thanks of the convention
are certainly due Mr.. and Mrs. Vance
for their timely and valuable assis-
lance.
w. A. Dow gave us an opportunity
to hear what music may be brought
forth from the harmOnica. He was
warmly received and encored.
We feel that the convention has in
all respects been success, and we
trust that another year we may have
the pleasure of welcoming those pres
ent at this session and many others, to
an equally profitable and enjoyable
musical festival:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-02-17

AN accident to a freight train near
Newport delayed the mail train south
yesterday morning so that it did not
reach here until nearly noon. The
storms i'm Canada last week so inter-
fered with travel that the early train
south Friday morning was cancelled.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-02-17
1t Cured His Wife.

1t Cured His Vile.
Clinton, Mass Jan. 9 1882.
Kings Juniper Tar Cough Balsam" cured my
wife of severe coughing nights after several ply
sicians and many wellknOwn medicines had failed.
WILLIAM CLIFFORD.
Price IS and rs cents per bottle. Sold by j. A.
n
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Only 30 {
Engineer Wanted

OLD newspapers at 80 cents a hundred. At this
Office. Safer than kerosene TO light fires.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-02-17

Rogers, fireman on the Lake road,
was hurt severely in the back Thursday
by slipping into the "turn- table" pit
at the yard in this place. He was able
to be removed to his home in Cabot
yesterday and it is not expected that
his injuries are permanent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-02-17
banjo and Guitar

On Cliff street. Apply to
G. ID. NEWELL, 4
e3tf st. Johnsbury Centre.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-02-17

The second social assembly of Can
ton Crescent comes off Friday evening
at the Opera house. All Odd Fellows
are invited. Gallery open to the pub
Ire. Quite number from Lyndon
vile are expected.
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Had Heard the Praises.


sicans and many well known medicines had failed
WILLIAM CLIFFORD.
Price IS and rs cents per bottle. Sold by j. A.
Paquet NJ. ID.
Had Heard the Praises.
Bolton, Mass March 90 1882.
We heard the praises of "King's Juniper Tar
Cough Balsam" for some time before we procured
a stock, since then the demand has been more than
for any other medicine for the disease it is recon-
mended to cure Respectfully yours
G. b. NEWTON s. CO.
Price 30 and rs cents per bottle. Sold by J. A.
Paquet Nj. ID.
This is to Certify, etc.
Clinton, Mass. Aug % 1882
This is to certify that we have sold your Juni-
per Tar Cough Balsam" for the past year, and find
it all that you recommend. Also that it is the
best selling Cough Remedy we have ever sold
Yours truly, j. W. HOWE g. CO.
Price, IS and IS cents per bottle. Sold by j. A
Paquet NJ. ID.
When you need Physic,
Try MOrse's Liver Pills; they are mild in action
and most efeetual of any pills in the market.
Price, p cents. Sold by j, A. Paquet, NJ ID.
Sample Bottle Free Il apr
of Kings Juniper Tar Cough Balsam. Regular
sizes 30 and IS cents Sold by j. A. Paquet NJ. ID.
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1saHs.

At MarshatOwn, Iowa, Feb. IL. Mrs. John W.
Balch of st. Johnsbury aged about 90.
At Burke, Feb. 10, Miss Mary Belden, aged IS.
At Peacham, Feb IL, Augusta M. wife of Albert
G. BickfOrd.
At Peabody, Mass, Feb. 49, Mrs. H L. Casino,
aged 63 years. wife of j. L. Casino formerly of
this place
At Burlington Feb. 10. Noah Allen aged about
20, formerly prOmine emit business man there
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-02-17

Village school closes this week Fri
day.
Henry Paradee has moved on to the
farm he recently hired.
G.. HI. Woods who has been confined
to the house for the past two weeks, is
gaining.
The valentine party last Monday
evening was success. The library
association realized a number of dol =
lars, which will used for purchasing
new books.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-02-17

Post Chamberln is getting ont a
new roster which shows present
membership of l56. The members of
the relief corps numbering SO are also
published as we'll as the sons of veter-
ans, the membership of the latter num-
bering 81.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01
MARYLAND Items.

The Eastern Shore Telephone Com
pany, running from Denton to Ridgelv
and from Marydel to Templeville, is ad-
vertised at sherif's sale to be sold on
June "a.
A number of the Benedictine sisters
arrived at The Plains," on Tuesday.
and demanded possession. Mr.. A.
Murry Fisk, Mr. Rice's manager and
whom the boys have dubbed Father
Fisk" having no instructions to that
effect, refused formal possession never
theless they're there some eight or ten,
with four lab0rers. A carload ofhouse
hold goods arrived Monday and the Sis
ters may be said to have arrived bag
and baggage. Free Press.
The Rose Bug on the Peaches GREENS
BoRO. MD, May 2S.-Farmers and fruit
growers here are greatly excited over
the discovery of u wholesale invasion of
the peach orchards by small bug
known as the rose bug which is destroy
ing the young peaches. A. B. Roe,
Gamer, and one of our largest growers
who examined his orchards yesterday
says millions of them are sweeping the
orchards. William Massey says they
are cutting his peaches to atoms and
are also on his wheat, but as yet he can
see no damage done to the wheat.
Other farmers are making similar state
ments.
Poisoned By Paris Green.-On Thurs
day afternoon, shortly after dinner
members of the family of Mrs. Mollie
Earle, widow of the late James T.
Earle, residing on Kidweu Ave, Cen
treville, were taken suddenly i'll. The
family consisting of Mrs. Earle, Mrs
Dill, a domestic, Miss Ann Wright
daughter of Stephen L. Wright, Esq.
and a small girl, an adopted daughter
of Mrs. Earle. DR.. James BOrdley was
summoned and found those affected
suffering from arsenical poisoning
Ememetics were administered and the
patiens were soon relieved. Mis-!
Wright was the most seriously affected
The cause Of the sickness was traced t
some lettuce which had been eaten a
dinner. The lettuce bed in Mrs
Earle's garden is near the potato pach
and it is supposed that some Pari
green used on the potato vines LODGED
on the lettuce and was eaten with thu
result stated. .-CentreUiLi Observer.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

and at each salute was fred ond.
vices vices held. The addresses were deIiv.
GTe1 III II IN the courthouse hall bv Prof R
a. a. Skinner and Hon Nathaniel r
summers and poem recited bv Miss
1arsOns. The address of Mr.. Smitbers
was not exceeding ten minutes but r.
Dreathed the loyal spirit and had the
faing Oh the speeches delivered twenty
1 nve years ago, and was frequently an
1AE CHERRY CROP A GENERAL. FAIL
uRE' AND WHY.-I have no recollection
OF SO unfortunately opportune foe as
CaughC the cherry bloom this wear al
ChOugh have seen them caught bv frost
once and by a similar wet spell after the
irulC was formed but this sprino the
DloOm was soaked in water for three
Gays without a chance to drv off until
ehe petals of the bloom, instead of fII-
ing their mission and then falling off.
were so laden with the continuous fog
IhaC they became tOneless and wrapped
around the pistil, thus preventing the
pollen of the anthers from coming in
contact with it, and the petals rotted
both the fruit and its stem above instead
OF falling OFT, as is usual.
l made careful examination on the
third and fourth days of the fog and to-
day, when the fruit should be the size
OF peas, another casual examination re-
veals the fact that there will be no cher
rles on any of the cultivated varieties
this summer and but very few on the
natural varieties.
There seldom happens so profuse a
bloom as there was this spring and still
more seldom so general a failure of fruit.
1t is not considered good omen when
the trees bloom so full, but the reason
IS different one from that which caus-
ed the failure this time.
As rule too much fruit setting on
causes too much to fall off for want of
sufficient nOIrishment, yet in such a
case there may be half, a fourth, or
some portion of a crop, but this time
there will not be enough to feed the
birds, and we must look to some other
reason to supply the deficiency.
Delaware City last week sent twelve
tons OF sturgeon and seventy-five kegs
OF caviare to the markets.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01
DON'T YOU Smile

Sometimes when you read
Clothing advertisements ?
Every adjective denoting
largeness in our language
has been almost worn out
in describing new stocks
at the beginning of seasons,
and we only want to call
your attention to our pre-
paratiOn for a brisk trade
for Spring Clothing for
Men, Boys and Children.
Have you heard any one
talk about our enlarged es-
Enlistment, about the new
goods and prices, or about
how determined we are to
give you such a place in
Wilmington for trading in
Fine Ready Made Clothing
and Custom Tailoring ?
With your cooperation we
shall succeed. Do we de-
serve it? Try us and con-
vince yourselves.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

There's just as much art in
the coarse Hamburg embroid-
cries as in the finest we've got.
The designs are as handsome.
The same kind Of a machine
takes every stitch. If there
we're a few more stitches in
each patter n the price would
be twice, three times, may be
four times what it now is.
You'll be surprised when
you see these Hamburgs that
so little money IL buy them.
Flouncings, 35c. to $I.25.
XFlouncings, IS to 75c.
All-overs, IS to soc.
NarrOws, 2 to IOC.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

Summer stationery in con-
venient form for Tourists. In
writing papers ct uxed o, "
"Westmoreland, "Zitka" and
$50 other popular grades in
boxes, II cents to $3.50. The
New papers by the quire or
ream, with latest shapes n en-
velOpes. Short notice orders
get special care.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

Not fit alone, you want fit
and quality in Clothes. They
are poor, mean things Common
enough, tOO) in which you get
just a little Of either. The fit
is easy to judge; you must be
cloth-wise to know quality.
Eyes and fingers must be
trained. How many of you
have eyes and fingers trained
in that way? You must trust
somebody.
Man or Boy, we've the
Clothes for rough or for best
in every stuff that's suited to
the season.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Chestnut Thirteenth and Market streets
and City-hall SQUARE,
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

More of the Mems Linen
all-the-way-through Collars and
Cuffs have come from Virgoe,
Middleton & Co., London.
Collars IS cents, Cuffs 40 cents.
It's a wonder where so many
of them go!
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

The writer of the following letter insured for $000O under
TOnne Policy the NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Feb
rua 1872 paying the Ordinary Life premium of Sab age forty
After insurance of fifteen years. during which time he
has paid the Company $685. he has his choice among the following
benefits
continue his policy original premium rates. his
accumulated surplus paying the next premium in full and making
annual reduction future premiums OF S36595.
This would leave but $4O5 $4,000 policy, and the
this year would be $O6 The policy would therefore
be selfsupporting and yield a cash income besides
SECoNDTo continue his policy original premium rates.
reduction by future annual dividends and withdraw
lated surplus, $376020, in cash.
This divdent of over sixty per cent of all paid
THDTO surrender the policy and surplus and receive $9849O
in cash. amount exceeding all premiums paid by $78990
after insurance of fifteen years Or that the in
worth the low nOnarcpatn Of 800 %
$1,000 annually the balance OF paid returned with
COMPOUND INTEREST AT OVER TEN PER CENT.
FOURTH-TO surrender his policy and surplus
pap policy without farther profits for $11 $780, payable death
This would give him full paid policy exceeding his original in
after paying the Ordinary Life rate for fifteen years
FTHTo urrenderhs policy and surplus and receive yearly
of 76366 for the remainder of life.
This annuity would Mr. yearly payments during
the fifteen by $3.50 66 annually
All premiums and $7899 per $1,000 addition
insurance Of 10 years.
MEssRs c. A. DOUGLASS & CO.. ~
Agents NEw-YoRK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
February
is the policy to be continued for the original amount thousand
dollars
hundred and dollars and twenty
Idre that very we'll pleased with the result this policy
THOs MCKAY
Applications for these Policies written by
BOWERS & BRYSON and W. 0. H0FFECKER,
Managers, Wilmington, Del Agent, Smyrna, Del
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01
Mar4~es4akHr'w.

Jams, arnica, misery, Of course.
Why either? Read the an
swer in the new Bicycle
Gloves" Just as good for
ball playing or rowing. $I.25.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01
NOTICE.

B. B. Allen, Attorney, calls the
attention of the public to his large
stock of Farming Implements on
hand at the Rink, consisting of
the Deering Binders and Mowers,
Buckeye Mowers, Corn Planters
and Rakes. He will also make it
to the interest of any one desiring
Steam Engines and Threshers or
anything else in the Implement
line to call on him before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
He has several fine driving
Mares and Horses good size) for
sale.
Thanking the public for their
many favors he hopes to merit a
continuance of the same.
B. B. ALLEN, Atty.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

Mexican Hammocks. The
most reliable. Weather proof,
fast colors. IA feet long, 6
feet wide; weigh 4 pounds.
White or colored. $I.25.
YoIu be asked $I.5o for a
shorter, lighter, poorer Mexi-
can Hammock in some of the
stores.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

For light stubbing around,
climbing hills, tramping on the
sand or grass, there's nothing
for the hot months better than
Canvass Shoes, leather or rub
Der soles.
Women's, Misses Mems,
or Boys Canvas, $I.75 to So.
Children's $I.25 to $I.75.
Straw Slippers, daintily turn
ed, light enough for the fairy
feet, cool, cosy. You think OF
Cinderella. No finer work OF
the kind was ever done. Black
and fancy colors, $3.50. Pre-,
cisely the same styles that sold
last year $3.50 to $4. These
sLlb6ers 7OqU not be sent OHt on
a6bro0ak, and anil only be e@-
changed 1oy a different s'Se.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

VANILLA, banana, chocolate and
pine apple ice cream, frozen custard
and water ice, at Stevenson & Pere-
goy's, Market street ice cream paFlor
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

The Rev. DIR. McGlynn said on satur-
day that he would not go 70 Rome =, INA. l1I;s
he proposed to remain IN the .nt OasLoiio -
Cbrrch. and that the Pope ought 10
dress and act like other men.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

Saves money and worry to
buy the Underwear things
ready-made. Overstocked man
ufacturers want cash, that's our
-your-opportunity.
Dressing Sacques many
styles, 40 cents to'$Io. Muslin
Skirts, tucked or embroidered
rufle, IS cents to $I.2s. tx
ira sizes from 81 to S..
Nurses Aprons and Caps
Latest designs in Lace-trImm,eo
Underwear. WnateVel ei'e
You'll be likely to look for.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01
M%uan1akHE'&.
Philadelphia, May 80, 1887.

Philadelphia, May 80 1881
You can order what you
want by mail, if you can't come
to the store yourself.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

.a,,- AtbIetes Tender
oS course Blisters,
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

Two special items in Fowne's
CLondon) Silk Mitts: Black
pure silk Jersey Mitts' open open
work face, SIN cents; IT'S; black 3,
extra quality pure, Silk Jersey ,l,3tfs
Mitts, 50 cents. These ml'.s au,.,
are strikingly different from
ns,,al goods at the prices.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01
CATARRH

IAIANTED LADIES LAD .ssso and 4. GE}ETLEMEN who
nice light work at your home and make
easily from Sl.0O to $500 day. You should
address with stamp CROWN MFG CO., 294 Vine
St, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

Solicit Your Patronage.
WV Refund Money if Not Sat-
" L isfactory.
Aim to Please You.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01
IT STOPS THE PAIN
HINDERCORNS,

Tesafest surest and best for Corns Bunions SC
Stops all pain Ensures comfort 70 the feet Never fails
to cure. 10 cents at Druggists. HIscox Co. n. Y
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01
HHTaRSEFSSSIE ROOT BEER.

Package, p cents, maks gallons Of a delicious
sparkling, temperance beverage. Strengthens and
purities the blood. Its purity and delicacy COM
mend it to all. Sold By all druggists and store
keepers.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market streets
and Cty-hall square.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01
smyrna Branoh Trains.
Closing OF Mails.

Going North, 7l5, s2s, 1851 A. NJ, 442P.w
Going South, $50 A. NJ, 207, 457 and las Pm.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

Going North, 6.45, 1880 a. NJ, and AIS, 72OP.M
Going South, 935 A. NJ, and 7.2O p. NJ
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1887-02-19

depends very much upon H. Il,
Oat' as a class, these long, paRs sa'l !
plants are not adapted to orr -. S'en
Climate They will usually sn,p n.y. dfy
one or two years, and then d. ou '0f
Ind standard rose five or sly vss a.o 70 to
is rarity As we have before re ass,1 O L
, ,,1ousn are annually imported and
planted, but the hot sun in summer sa9
the cold of winter make short work with rip
these roses. Their cost is usu.ll,, % !.
or three times that of dwarfs, bpt tb wv
who can afford such luxuries sbou1d Ig =
dulge, lnasmuch as they add greatly :.
the beauty of any garden, particularly
when planted singly in the centre f /,
group of low growing sorts.
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1887-02-19
House and Home.

Fish for invalids should be boiled--gent-
" boiled-and prettily garnished and
prettily served indeed, the more neatly
and sweetly a sick persons viads are
presented the more he will relish them,
and with the greater heart and hope will
eat. Let the linen, then, be like snow !;
let the silver glitter and the glasses spar
kle; and ifyou can throw in a flower. so
much the better
Meats such as beef and mutton should
be most tender. Always buy them
some days before wanted. The cooking
ought to be of the best-no unsightly
splashes of gravy, nor extra Jumps of
fat. | have seen the very shape and
size of a beefsteak disgust an invalid.
Change is to be studied, and we ring
the changes on beef, mutton. fowls part
ridges or grouse, or pheasants or pig
ons.
The potatoes are better mashed-very
well mashed, not morsel as big as a
pea should remain unbruised; then
stirred with little salt and creamy milk
till as white as the driven snow.
Refinement should guide the cooking,
as we'll as the arrangement of the tray
in which the invalid is served.
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1887-02-19
FOREST CITY, ARK.

ian. %, 1887.
LADIES In accordance with your
request, | send two simple receipts, that
may help in the toilet arrangements of
some OF your lady readers. One of
them is to smoothe velvet ribbon. OF
course careful ladies will have their
sashes and ribbons pressed often after
wearing but velvet gets out of order,
and is hard to renew. Here is the way:
Dampen the under-side slightly, and
draw it backward and forward over a
hot stove-pipe until it is quite dry. A
better, plan though in winter it is not al
ways as convenient is to lay a wet
piece of cotton cloth on hot fat-iron
placed upside down, and while the steam
is rising from it, to draw the under side
OF the velvet tightly backward and for
wards over the wet cloth.
have ''revamped" as the milliners
would say, my silks in this wav cut
into small pieces an old kid glove, boil it
in pint of water till the water is re-
duced to half pint; then sponge your
silk with it; fold it down tightly, and in
ten minutes after, iron it on the wrong
side while wet. The silk will retain its
sottnesS and lustre, and at the same
time, have the body" of new silk.
have book in which | have put
many OF the receipts of friends with
some OF my own, In answer to your
letter, will be glad to look over nv re-
ceipt book and send you some of NV
best. | enjoy the JOURNAL much and
look anXiously for it with friendly
greeting.
ISABEL THOMPSON.